Immigration
Judge Orders End To DACA, Current Enrollees Safe For Now
Posted on · A federal judge in Texas has approved a request by a group of states to end an Obama-era program that shielded young immigrants from deportation.
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Immigration
With John Cornyn’s Support, New Texas Coalition Forms To Push For Congressional Fix For ‘Dreamers’
Posted on · The Texas Opportunity Coalition includes chambers of commerce, other economic development groups and institutions of higher learning.
Immigration
Court Case In Texas Shows DACA Program Remains Under Peril
Posted on · A federal judge in Houston heard arguments on Tuesday from Texas and eight other states seeking to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program which provides limited protections to around 650,000 people.
Immigration
Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore DACA As It Existed Under Obama
Posted on · Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis instructed the Department of Homeland Security to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as soon as Monday.
Immigration
Decades Of Uncertainty Continue As Trump Blocks New DACA Applicants
Posted on · President Trump is trying limit the DACA program once again, in what is the latest milestone for "Dreamers" in their fight for protection against deportation.
Immigration
Trump Administration Won’t Accept New DACA Applications
Posted on · The Trump administration says it will deny new applications for so-called “Dreamer” immigrants and limit renewals to one year instead of two.
Immigration
Texas Flight Attendant With DACA Released After Being Detained For More Than A Month
Posted on · Mesa Airlines chief executive Jonathan Ornstein apologized to Saavedra Roman and asked U.S. authorities to release her, arguing that it was unfair to continually detain someone "over something that is nothing more than an administrative error and a misunderstanding."
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Fifty Percent Fewer Texas “Dreamers” Renewed DACA In Fiscal Year 2018
Posted on · DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, protects undocumented people who were brought here as children from deportation and allows them to get driver licenses, work permits and go to college.
Politics
O’Rourke’s Senate Run Still Needs Latinos to Win
Posted on · A new poll from Quinnipiac University puts Senator Ted Cruz up by 9 points
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UPDATE: President Trump Injects Fresh Chaos Into Immigration Debate
Posted on · In a surprise news conference Friday, Trump said he would not sign a House GOP bill on immigration legislation drafted specifically to meet his policy demands.
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With Help Of Two Texas Holdouts, Lawmakers On Cusp Of Bypassing Paul Ryan And Forcing Vote On ‘Dreamers’
Posted on · The two Texas border Democrats initially withheld their support from a bipartisan effort to force a vote on major immigration legislation
En Pocas Palabras
EN ESPAÑOL: ¿Qué cambia tras el fallo judicial que impide al gobierno eliminar #DACA? De momento, nada.
Posted on · Aunque un juez federal falló la semana pasada que el gobierno de Estados Unidos no puede eliminar el programa de protección a jóvenes indocumentados (DACA) y que debe aceptar nuevas solicitudes, de momento nada ha cambiado para los `dreamers´, explica Jerónimo Cortina En Pocas Palabras.
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The Supreme Court’s Grand Finale: Trump’s Travel Ban
Posted on · The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in the long-anticipated travel ban case. It is the last argument of the term.
Politics 101
Is DACA Really Dead, What the National Guard Move Is All About, And Why Texas Needs NAFTA (Seriously)
Posted on · BONUS: Will it be Abbott vs. White or Abbott vs. Valdez in November?
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Supreme Court Won’t Upend Arizona Licenses For Immigrants
Posted on · Scotus left in place an appeals' court decision in favor of the immigrants who sought licenses